CVE-2025-20625 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software due to improper condition checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20625?
CVE-2025-20625 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows, published on 12 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper conditions check for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows before version 23.110.0.5 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20625?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-20625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w79-6w2j-fph5.